CUT1, an Arabidopsis Gene Required for Cuticular Wax Biosynthesis and Pollen Fertility, Encodes a Very-Long-Chain Fatty Acid Condensing Enzyme

A. Millar, Anthony; Clemens, Sabine; Zachgo, Sabine; Michael Giblin, E.; C. Taylor, David; Kunst, Ljerka

doi:10.1105/tpc.11.5.825

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CUT1, an Arabidopsis Gene Required for Cuticular Wax Biosynthesis and Pollen Fertility, Encodes a Very-Long-Chain Fatty Acid Condensing Enzyme

Published in The Plant Cell • May 1, 1999

Authors:

Anthony A. Millar

Sabine Clemens

Sabine Zachgo

Abstract

Land plants secrete a layer of wax onto their aerial surfaces that is essential for survival in a terrestrial environment. This wax is composed of long-chain, aliphatic hydrocarbons derived from very-long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs). Using the Arabidopsis expressed sequence tag database, we have iden...

Subject

Wax

Arabidopsis

Silique

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